SEPTEMBER 2011

Dear Colleagues:

As Queens continues to clean up the water and tree damage from Hurricane
Irene, we think back to a few weeks ago as we prepared for the worst. We
were fortunate that the hurricane’s wind and flooding spared our
hospital. I want to thank the employees, medical staff and volunteers,
who spent additional time at the hospital to ensure that our patients
and visitors were safe, well-informed and had a positive experience even
under strenuous conditions.

Reflecting back on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and tragic
events that occurred on 9/11, we can’t help but be reminded of how
vulnerable we are.

Since that fateful day of September 11 ten years ago—many things have
improved. City, state and federal agencies have aligned with hospitals
in establishing a better communication structure and coherent emergency
preparedness plans. We perform interagency drills and continually train
to deal with catastrophic events whether caused by nature or man.

However, the harsh reality is that should a catastrophe or lethal
pandemic occur, hospitals are the first place people come for emergency
care. There are 2.5 million people residing in this borough. Queens is
the home to two major airports, and two sports stadiums, which at any
given time holds tens of thousands of people. In Queens, there are 10
hospitals, which have a total of 2,300 acute care beds. Accessibility to
Manhattan and its resources require people and cars to cross a river.

As the economy declines, hospitals and health care facilities are forced
to cut costs. And, as we have seen in Queens over the past several
years, four hospitals have had to shut their doors.

The unfortunate truth is that as a borough, Queens cannot handle a
deadly pandemic or major catastrophic event—effectively.

Our ability to respond to a disaster is commensurate with adequate
funding for preparedness, intensive care facilities and trauma
facilities, as well as having the ability to hire more highly trained
personnel for trauma and critical care— physicians and nurses.

That is why we continue to urge our elected officials to continue
investing in our medical system so that we can handle a potential surge
of patients. Having surge capacity, or the ability to manage a sudden or
rapidly progressive influx of patients in response to a large scale
incident, is synonymous with being prepared. Being prepared is something
that we can't afford not to do.

Sincerely,

Stephen S. Mills, F.A.C.H.E.

PEOPLE & PROGRAMS

People News

We are pleased to announce the following appointments to our
medical and professional staff:

Thomas B. Evans (pictured, above) has been appointed as
the vice president for Physician Business Development. In this role, he
will work with community based physicians to develop strategic
relationships for our collective benefit. This is a varied approach to
preserve independence and to include employment across a wide spectrum
of possible arrangements. Mr. Evans reports to Stephen Rimar, M.D.,
chief medical officer. To contact Mr. Evans, call (718) 670-8714.

Mr. Evans brings to NYHQ more than 15 years of leadership experience in
administrative and financial management for medical groups, hospitals
and health care systems. He most recently served as the vice president
for Physician and Ambulatory Network Services for the North Shore-LIJ
Health System. Prior to that position, Mr. Evans worked for Continuum
Health Partners, Inc. as the vice president for Medical Enterprises.
He has also held several positions within the Beth Israel Medical Group
– Physician Professional Services, Boston, MA.

Welcome to Shanon Kleinman, M.D., attending
anesthesiologist. Dr. Kleinman comes to us from the Beth Israel Medical
Center, Newark, NJ, where he was an attending anesthesiologist. Dr.
Kleinman achieved his medical degree from the Sackler Faculty of
Medicine at Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Jason Hu, M.D., (pictured, above) has joined the
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, as an attending surgeon.
He specializes in spine, sports and performing arts medicine. He
completed his fellowship training at the Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago, Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago,
IL. He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation
at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill and Columbia campuses. His
internal medicine internship was completed at Johns Hopkins University/
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD. He achieved his medical degree from New
York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. He is fluent in Mandarin and
Cantonese.

Welcome to Christos Iordanou, M.D., an attending
surgeon from Greece, who is the third fellow to visit as a result of the
NYHQ Hellenic American Emergency Medicine Exchange Program funded by a
grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Dr. Iordanou comes to us from Thriassio Hospital in Elefsina, an
industrial city between Athens and Corinth with a busy Emergency
Department. He is also responsible for teaching emergency surgery and
trauma to the nine residents in his emergency department. He achieved
his medical degree from the University of Patras in the Peloponnese,
Greece.

Mark Kindschuh, M.D., associate chairman and director
of clinical operations, Emergency Medicine, has been appointed medical
director, Employee Health Services. Dr. Kindschuh has been an
occupational health consultant to the construction and aviation industry
for several years and is a licensed NYS Workers’ Compensation Board
physician. Dr. Kindschuh is a graduate of Stanford University, where he
was a Fulbright Scholar. He achieved his medical degree from the
University of Texas and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at
New York University Medical Center. In addition, he holds an M.B.A. from
the NYU Stern School of Business.

The Theresa and Eugene M. Lang Center for Research Center and Education
has appointed James Stoeckle as the first Dr. Holly
Andersen Scholar. He will serve as a cardiovascular research assistant
for the Lang Research Center. The Dr. Holly Andersen Scholar position is
funded by Eugene Lang, long-time friend and benefactor to the hospital
and the Lang Research Center. Mr. Lang funded this endowment as a way to
honor his personal cardiologist, Holly Andersen, M.D.
Mr. Stoeckle is responsible for patient recruitment for a coronary
artery disease genetics study led by Andrew Buda M.D.,
attending cardiologist, New York Hospital Queens, and in partnership
with Columbia University.

Our physicians and clinical staff frequently present their
work at medical conferences and in peer-reviewed publications:

Bruce Spinowitz, M.D., associate chairman, Department
of Medicine, and associate director, Nephrology, served as a principal
investigator in a phase 2 study of a medication’s effect on kidney
disease and diabetes. Data from this phase 2 study was published in the
New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed that patients with
moderate to severe kidney disease and type 2 diabetes who received
bardoxolone methyl for one year experienced a sustained improvement in
kidney function. Bardoxolone methyl is an antioxidant inflammation
modulator, which means it reduces oxidative stress (which can damage
cells) and suppresses inflammation.

The study recently entered phase 3, which will study the medication’s
impact on clinical outcomes. The study plans to enroll approximately
1,600 patients with kidney disease and type 2 diabetes at more than 300
sites worldwide. Dr. Spinowitz and his associates are participating in
this study. Research results are expected in 2013.

It is an honor for us when our hospital team members are
recognized by other organizations and when they attain professional
achievements:

U.S. hospitals are racing to implement Electronic Medical Records,
Computerized Physician Order Entry and Health Information Exchange
technology in time to meet deadlines and receive maximum funding from
federal incentives. Kenneth Ong, M.D., M.P.H. Chief
Medical Informatics Officer, will serve on a panel of speakers at the
Health IT Summit, September 20-21, to discuss how hospitals can achieve
federal guidelines, such as establishing “meaningful use” criteria.

Congratulations to Charles Lombardi, D.P.M., for being
selected as the recipient of the 2012 American Podiatric Medical
Association’s (APMA) Award of Excellence. The award is given to those
individuals who have demonstrated outstanding national accomplishments
in scientific, professional or civic endeavors. The award presentation
will occur at the APMA House of Delegates meeting scheduled for March
2012 in Washington, D.C.

Joseph J. Abularrage, M.D., was presented an Award of
Recognition for his leading role in the “Leadership Workgroup” of the
Education Unit for Weill Cornell Medical College. The award presentation
was held at the Cornell Club and was hosted by Antonio Gotto,
M.D., D.Phil., the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of the
Medical College.

Dr. Abularrage addressed the new class of first year medical students on
the newly launched leadership curriculum, which teaches future doctors
how to become future clinical leaders. Additionally, Dr. Abularrage
served as an associate group leader for the Cornell Curriculum
Retreat.

Program News

New Pre-Operative Area Opens
With the relocation of cardiac catheterization services to the new West
Building, the vacated space was renovated to house our newly expanded
pre-operative area for the Main OR. The pre-op area is located
immediately adjacent to the Main OR. It accommodates 12 beds, up from
five. The new space is designed to increase patient privacy.

Transitional Care Unit Gets Green LightThe Public Health and Health Planning Council has granted us
conditional approval to create a 16-bed transitional care unit. We will
renovate 5,700 square feet on the eighth floor to make way for the new
unit. A transitional care unit can reduce length of stay and prevent
readmissions by letting patients fully recover before being released
while freeing up acute-care beds.

New Service Offered at Queens Eye CenterOur Queens Eye Center expanded its service to provide full,
partial and artificial corneal transplant surgery. Jayati
Sarkar, M.D., attending ophthalmologist, performed the center’s
first corneal transplant surgery on a 32-year-old woman. A corneal
transplant is performed when the cornea, the transparent tissue that
covers the eye’s pupil and iris, is damaged or diseased. The cornea can
then be fully or partially replaced by donor or artificial corneal
tissue. Since the surgery last month, the patient’s vision has greatly
improved.

“Our service is now more convenient for patients in Queens. Our patients
do not need to go to Manhattan for corneal transplant surgery,” said Dr.
Sarkar. “You can have the surgery, right here in Queens.” For more
information, contact the Queens Eye Center at (718) 661-8800.

Ryan White Grand Award for Dental and Oral MedicineIn August, the Department of Dental and Oral Medicine received
a Ryan White Grant Award in the amount of $94,686. This award is the
22nd consecutive Ryan White Grant for uncompensated costs for HIV
patients since 1990. NYHQ is one of a few voluntary hospitals that has
received Ryan White funding for 22 consecutive years. Since 1977 the
dental department has received multiple Federal HRSA training grant
awards, which has enabled the department to expand our program from 4 to
16 dental general practice residents. The combination of the Ryan White
and HRSA training grants is reaching the $5 million dollar mark.

Support NYHQ And Donate to the HANYS PACThe 2011 Annual HANYS-PAC campaign is underway. HANYS
(Healthcare Association of New York State) is an industry advocacy
organization that represents hospitals on issues related to health care
policy at the state and federal government levels. The organization
makes sure that our elected officials understand the challenges we face
so they can advocate for effective approaches for the health care of New
Yorkers. To make a voluntary donation to the New York Hospital Queens
campaign for the 2011 HANYS-PAC, or for more information, please contact
Debra Pagano Cohen at (718) 670-1586.

NYHQ Goes GreenerWe have entered a partnership with Stericycle, a medical waste
management company, to enhance efforts in the following areas:
pharmaceutical and medical waste disposal, regular solid waste disposal,
Sharps disposal and recycling cardboard, paper, plastic, metal and
glass. These initiatives will help reduce the amount of waste in
landfills and demonstrate a commitment to water quality.

To improve our “green” practices, the hospital installed the Sharps
Management System using Bio Systems reusable containers, which
significantly helps reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint. We expect to
prevent 34,203 pounds of carbon from being emitted annually by not
sending 57,644 pounds of plastic and 4,453 pounds of cardboard to
landfills. These numbers equate to conserving 1,761 gallons of gasoline.

NYHQ maintains “green” partnerships with federal, state, and city
agencies, including the EPA, Department of Energy, New York State
Research and Development Authority, and the New York City Economic
Development Corporation. For more about our “Go NYHQ Green” Initiative,
visit the hospital Web site: http://nyhq.org/gogreen.

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Symposium Set for October 28Pediatric sports-related injuries are on the rise. To help
prepare health care providers who care for young patients with these
injuries, The Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation will present
the symposium, “Comprehensive Care of the Pediatric and Adolescent
Athlete” on October 28 in the Lang Auditorium. The symposium is
accredited for continuing medical education credit for physicians. For
more information or to register for the symposium, contact the
Continuing Medical Education office at (718) 670-1419.

The Save-A-Life CampaignOur Women’s Auxiliary and Community Advisory Council (CAC)
have kicked off the Save-A-Life campaign to raise money to purchase
cardiac equipment for our hospital ambulances. Each top-of-the-line
cardiac monitor/defibrillator is approximately $30,000.

The new cardiac machines are designed to bring the Emergency Room
physician—virtually— to the patient. Vital signs, heart rhythms (ECG)
and other important information are wirelessly sent to the receiving
hospital. The physician can view the information from a computer monitor
at the hospital and give direct guidance to the paramedics and EMTs
before the patient reaches the hospital.

To raise funds, raffle tickets are being sold for $10 each. Or, to make
a direct donation, contact Jody Eglinton, president,
Women’s Auxiliary, at (718) 670-1249. The raffle prize is a 40-inch flat
screen T.V. or a Tiffany & Co silver chain and pendant. Raffle
winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 23.

PROGRESS

OUR VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY

Nick Cannon & the NY Mets Deliver Toys to the Children at
NYHQ

Nick Cannon (pictured, above) host from the 92.3 NOW FM Morning
Show and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” visited New York Hospital Queens
to deliver toys to the children at our hospital. Cannon and the NY Mets
recently attempted to break the Guinness Record for hugs in one hour.
For every hug, the WowWee toy company donated a Paperjamz toy guitar to
a child a New York Hospital Queens. Cannon missed the record by 52 hugs.
Regardless, 1,698 young patients from our hospital will get a brand new
guitar.

Bone & Joint Hospital Advertising Campaign Launches

In August, we launched another public
marketing and advertising campaign. This
campaign is designed to raise awareness of our
orthopaedic and rehabilitation services. The
message of the campaign is that you should do
something about bone and joint pain, and the
relief for that pain can be found right here—at
The Bone and Joint Hospital of Queens—at New
York Hospital of Queens. This campaign is
running in 4 languages in several types of media
in and around Queens, including: radio
commercials, newspaper and online advertising,
billboards, on the sides of buses as well as on
bus shelters.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NYHQ Making Strides Against Breast CancerOn October 16, New York Hospital Queens will join the American
Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Flushing
Meadows Corona Park. To join the NYHQ team contact Barbara
Mondrow at 718-670-1006 or e-mail her at bam9034@nyp.org.

Women’s Auxiliary to Honor Pastoral Care Services at Annual
LuncheonThe Women’s Auxiliary Annual Luncheon will be held on October
12, at The Inn At New Hyde Park. The luncheon is themed “Tribute to the
Ministry” and will honor Rabbi David Keehn, Reverend
Eun Joo Kim and Sister Rosarine Quinn as this
year’s Spirit Award recipients. Tickets are $75 each and a table of 10
is $750. If you are interested in attending or would like to
purchase raffle tickets call Jody Eglinton at
718-670-1249.